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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Viktyr Gehrig" data-source="post: 5934940" data-attributes="member: 9249">Thing is, a skilled swordsman can 'whiff' a swing or two, but there's no way a skilled swordsman deliberately trying to kill a corporeal creature-- except perhaps a Quickling-- goes six whole seconds without hitting something. And if he's hitting armor, hitting shield, even hitting his enemy's weapon... there is a degree of force and frequency for which those 'inconsequential' contacts will wear down an opponent's ability to keep defending himself.If one of those 'cherry taps' is the blow that takes the monster from 2 hit points to -1 hit points... maybe the furious smite rended through the foe's shield and into the foe's chest. Maybe the deflected thrust nicked a major artery as the attacker recovered. Maybe the accumulated bleeding from all of the minor cuts and scratches finally sent the victim into shock.</blockquote>